Wymondham Short Mat Bowls Club is affiliated to the Norfolk Short Mat Bowls Association. The club is based at Ketts Park Comumunity & Recreation Centre, which is situated eight miles south west of Norwich down the A11, next to the Norfolk Police Headquarters.
The club currently has around twenty members and bowls throughout the year in the summer league division one from May till August and the winter season in the Breckland league from October to March. The summer league division one comprises of six other clubs (Bob Carter, Fisrt Bus, Frammingham Earl, Thorpe Marriott A, Kirby Bedon A and B). The Breckland league has ten other clubs at present (Banham, Carleton Rode, Connaught A and B, Forncett, Harling Recreational, Hingham A and B, Watton and Yaxham).
Please feel free to explore the site and find out more about the sport and our club.
The club is currently looking for new members to join so come and give it a go!
Wymondham team 2009/10 Inside the venue
Wymondham play most of their home games on a sunday afternoon and have roll-ups on a monday night. The last two season's (2007/8,2008/9) the club has finished third in the Breckland league and at last took the title for the first time in the 2009/10 season.
The club boasts six county players who are Debbie and Steve Phillips, Chris Mann, Andrew Stratton, Mark Linsdell and Brian Saunders.
As Wymondham plays in only the Breckland league during the winter season a number of the players, play in different leagues with different clubs. This gives the selected players more stability throughout the season with them playing against different players on different mats, which gives them more experience. Chris Mann plays for Hempnall in the South Norfolk and Tens league's. He also plays for Halvergate in the Thurne and Wensum league's along with Steve and Debbie Phillips. Brian and Pat Saunders play for Kirby Bedon in the Tens and Bure league's also.